Bitcoin Network ‘Going to Wither Away’ Due to AI Electricity Demand

Michael Green explains his “post-scarcity” Bitcoin thesis. Bitcoin miners are switching to AI processing as electricity demand outstrips supply. This threatens the Bitcoin network as it loses computing power, he argues, and he thinks that is the biggest threat to price. He compares Bitcoin and gold and how security expenditures do or do not “change the character” of the asset. “Bitcoin will either have to produce a use…or it’s ultimately going to wither away.”

Trading 360

09 Jan 2026

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